He saw at once that a mistake had been made, that some difficult conditions had pushed this troubled creature into his presence, and his interest was enlisted.

Here sympathy sprang to the rescue, but it was not unmixed with selfishness.

He wanted to win Carrie because he thought her fate mingled with his was better than if it were united with Drouet's.

He envied the drummer his conquest as he had never envied any man in all the course of his experience.
Carrie was certainly better than this man, as she was superior, mentally, to Drouet.

She came fresh from the air of the village, the light of the country still in her eye.